EMS Engineering Materials Science

Courses in EMS:

EMS002—Materials Marvels: The Science of Superheroes(3)Active

Lecture—2 hour(s); Discussion—1 hour(s).Introduction to science and technology of materials as key engineering ingredients. Explores the relationship between art and materials, and how superheroes are both products and resources of ideas for new materials' technologies.(Letter.)GE credit: SE, SL, WE.Effective: 2018 Winter Quarter.

EMS006H—Honors Materials Science Computer Applications(1)Active

Discussion—1 hour(s).Prerequisite(s):ENG 006 (can be concurrent); Enrollment in the Materials Science and Engineering Honors Program; ENG 006 required concurrently.Restricted to students in the Materials Science and Engineering Honors Program.Examination of materials science computer applications through additional readings, discussions, collaborative work, or special activities which may include projects or computer simulations.(Letter.)Effective: 2017 Winter Quarter.

EMS009H—Honors Solid-State Materials Science(1)Active

Discussion—1 hour(s).Prerequisite(s):PHY 009D (can be concurrent); Enrollment in the Materials Science and Engineering Honors Program; PHY 009D required concurrently.Restricted to students in the Materials Science and Engineering Honors Program.Examination of solid-state materials science and modern physics topics through additional readings, discussions, collaborative work, or special activities which may include projects, laboratory experience or computer simulations.(Letter.)Effective: 2017 Winter Quarter.

Laboratory—3 hour(s); Discussion—1 hour(s).Prerequisite(s):EMS 162 (can be concurrent); Concurrent enrollment recommended.Experimental investigations of structure of solid materials are combined with techniques for characterization of materials. Laboratory exercises emphasize methods used to study structure of solids at the atomic and microstructural levels. Methods focus on optical, x-ray and electron techniques.Not open for credit to those who have completed EMS 132; can be taken for 2 units of credit by those who have completed EMS 134L; not open for credit to those who have completed both EMS 132L and EMS 134L.(Letter.)GE credit: QL, SE, SL, VL, WE.Effective: 2017 Winter Quarter.

Lecture—3 hour(s); Discussion—1 hour(s).Prerequisite(s):ENG 045 or ENG 045Y.Open to students in Engineering or related fields.Basic principles of future energy devices such as lithium batteries, fuel cells, and photovoltaic cells. Examines the current status of these energy technologies and analyze challenges that still must be overcome.(Letter.)GE credit: SE.Effective: 2018 Winter Quarter.

Laboratory—3 hour(s); Lecture/Lab—1 hour(s).Prerequisite(s):EMS 174 (can be concurrent); Concurrent enrollment recommended.Experimental investigation of mechanical behavior of engineering materials. Laboratory exercises emphasize the fundamental relationship between microstructure and mechanical properties, and the evolution of the microstructure as a consequence of rate process.Not open for credit to those who have taken EMS 138L; not open for credit to those who have taken both EMS 134L and EMS 138L.(Letter.)GE credit: QL, SE, SL, VL, WE.Effective: 2016 Winter Quarter.

Discussion—1 hour(s).Prerequisite(s):Enrollment in the Materials Science and Engineering Honors Program.Open only to students in the Materials Science and Engineering Honors Program.Examination of special topics covered in the materials design course through additional readings, discussions, collaborative work, or special activities which may include projects, laboratory experience or computer simulations.(Letter.)Effective: 2017 Winter Quarter.

Discussion—1 hour(s).Prerequisite(s):Enrollment in the Materials Science and Engineering Honors Program.Open only to students in the Materials Science and Engineering Honors Program.Examination of special topics covered in the materials design course through additional readings, discussions, collaborative work, or special activities which may include projects, laboratory experience or computer simulations.(Letter.)Effective: 2017 Winter Quarter.

EMS190C—Research Group Conference(1)Active

Discussion—1 hour(s).Prerequisite(s):Consent of Instructor. Upper division standing.Individual and/or group conference on problems, progress and techniques in materials research. May be repeated for credit.May be repeated for credit.(P/NP grading only.)Effective: 2017 Winter Quarter.

Seminar—1.5 hour(s).Restricted to graduate students in Materials Science and Engineering.Introduction to the soft-skills and campus resources needed to succeed in graduate school. Emphasis on the student-mentor relationship and the process of selecting a research mentor.(Same course as ECH 200.)(S/U grading only.)Effective: 2018 Fall Quarter.

EMS230—Fundamentals of Electron Microscopy(3)Active

Lecture—2 hour(s); Lecture/Discussion—1 hour(s).Prerequisite(s):EMS 162.Principles and techniques of scanning and transmission of electron microscopy used in the study of materials will be described. Emphasis upon practical applications. (Letter.)Effective: 2017 Winter Quarter.

Lecture—3 hour(s).Prerequisite(s):EMS 147; or Consent of Instructor.Selected topics of current interest in polymer and fiber sciences. Topics will vary each time the course is offered. (Same course as FPS 250A.)(Letter.)Effective: 2017 Winter Quarter.

EMS250B—Special Topics in Polymer and Fiber Science(3)Active

Lecture—3 hour(s).Prerequisite(s):EMS 147; or Consent of Instructor.Selected topics of current interest in polymer and fiber sciences. Topics will vary each time the course is offered. (Same course as FPS 250B.)(Letter.)Effective: 2017 Winter Quarter.

EMS250C—Special Topics in Polymer and Fiber Science(3)Review all entriesHistorical

Lecture—3 hour(s).Prerequisite(s):EMS 147; or Consent of Instructor.Selected topics of current interest in polymer and fiber sciences. Topics will vary each time the course is offered. (Same course as FPS 250C.)(Letter.)Effective: 2017 Winter Quarter.

EMS250C—Special Topics in Polymer and Fiber Science(3)Review all entriesDiscontinued

Lecture—3 hour(s).Prerequisite(s):EMS 147; or Consent of Instructor.Selected topics of current interest in polymer and fiber sciences. Topics will vary each time the course is offered. (Same course as FPS 250C.)(Letter.)Effective: 2019 Fall Quarter.

EMS250D—Special Topics in Polymer and Fiber Science(3)Review all entriesHistorical

Lecture—3 hour(s).Prerequisite(s):EMS 147; or Consent of Instructor.Selected topics of current interest in polymer and fiber sciences. Topics will vary each time the course is offered. (Same course as FPS 250D.)(Letter.)Effective: 2017 Winter Quarter.

EMS250D—Special Topics in Polymer and Fiber Science(3)Review all entriesDiscontinued

Lecture—3 hour(s).Prerequisite(s):EMS 147; or Consent of Instructor.Selected topics of current interest in polymer and fiber sciences. Topics will vary each time the course is offered. (Same course as FPS 250D.)(Letter.)Effective: 2019 Fall Quarter.

EMS250E—Special Topics in Polymer and Fiber Science(3)Active

Lecture—3 hour(s).Prerequisite(s):EMS 147; or Consent of Instructor.Selected topics of current interest in polymer and fiber sciences. Topics will vary each time the course is offered. (Same course as FPS 250E.)(Letter.)Effective: 2017 Winter Quarter.

EMS250F—Special Topics in Polymer and Fiber Science(3)Review all entriesHistorical

Lecture—3 hour(s).Prerequisite(s):EMS 147; or Consent of Instructor.Selected topics of current interest in polymer and fiber sciences. Topics will vary each time the course is offered. (Same course as FPS 250F.)(Letter.)Effective: 2017 Winter Quarter.

EMS250F—Special Topics in Polymer and Fiber Science(3)Review all entriesDiscontinued

Lecture—3 hour(s).Prerequisite(s):EMS 147; or Consent of Instructor.Selected topics of current interest in polymer and fiber sciences. Topics will vary each time the course is offered. (Same course as FPS 250F.)(Letter.)Effective: 2019 Fall Quarter.

EMS251—Applications of Solid State Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy(3)Review all entriesHistorical

Lecture—3 hour(s).Prerequisite(s):Graduate standing in chemistry, physics or engineering, or consent of instructor.Fundamentals of solid state NMR spectroscopy and principles of advanced NMR techniques for analyzing structure of solid materials.(Letter.)Effective: 2017 Winter Quarter.

EMS251—Applications of Solid State Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy(3)Review all entriesDiscontinued

Lecture—3 hour(s).Prerequisite(s):Graduate standing in chemistry, physics or engineering, or consent of instructor.Fundamentals of solid state NMR spectroscopy and principles of advanced NMR techniques for analyzing structure of solid materials.(Letter.)Effective: 2018 Fall Quarter.

EMS260—Advanced Thermodynamics of Solids(4)Active

Lecture/Discussion—4 hour(s).Prerequisite(s):EMS 160.Thermodynamic principles, formalism and their application to solid materials. Specific examples from ceramic and solid state systems. Use of thermodynamic approach in developing understanding of and constraints for processes in real systems.(Letter.)Effective: 2017 Winter Quarter.

EMS262—Advanced Topics in Structure of Materials(4)Active

Lecture—3 hour(s); Discussion—1 hour(s).Prerequisite(s):EMS 162; EMS 174 recommended; graduate standing in Engineering or consent of instructor.Nature of microstructure in engineering materials. Crystalline and non-crystalline structures, with special emphasis on grain boundary segregation in the development of polycrystalline microstructure and the radial distribution function of amorphous materials.Not open for credit to students who previously completed (cancelled) EMS 245.(Letter.)Effective: 2017 Winter Quarter.

Lecture—3 hour(s); Discussion—1 hour(s).Prerequisite(s):EMS 174.Comprehensive study of mechanical properties of materials, with special attention to dislocations and deformation and fracture control mechanisms. Mechanical properties of conventional engineering materials as well as advanced materials such as nanocrystalline solids and thin films are considered.(Letter.)Effective: 2017 Winter Quarter.

EMS282—Glass: Science and Technology(3)Active

Lecture—2 hour(s); Extensive Writing—1 hour(s).Prerequisite(s):Graduate standing in Chemistry, Physics or Engineering, or consent of instructor.Modern paradigms in glass science and their applications to technologies. Relation of macroscopic properties of glasses and glass-forming liquids to atomic-level structures, including principles of formation, relaxation, transport phenomena, nucleation, crystallization and phase separation in glasses.(Letter.)Effective: 2017 Winter Quarter.

EMS288—Living Matter: Physical Biology of the Cell(3)Active

Lecture—3 hour(s).Open to any student possessing general background in any disciplines of physical or biological sciences and engineering.Introduction to the origin, maintenance, and regulation of the dynamic architecture of the cell, including cellular modes of organization, dynamics and energy dissipation, molecular transport, motility, regulation, and adaptability.(Same course as BIM 288 and BPH 288.)(Letter.)Effective: 2016 Fall Quarter.

Lecture/Lab.Prerequisite(s):Consent of Instructor.Special topics in Surface Chemistry of Metal Oxides.May be repeated for credit when topic differs.(Letter.)Effective: 2017 Winter Quarter.

EMS290—Materials Science and Engineering Seminar(1)Active

Seminar—1 hour(s).Prerequisite(s):Graduate standing or consent of instructor.Selected topics of current interest in Materials Science and Engineering. The subjects covered will vary from year to year and will be announced at the beginning of each quarter.May be repeated for credit.(S/U grading only.)Effective: 2017 Fall Quarter.

EMS290C—Graduate Research Conference(1)Active

Discussion—1 hour(s).Prerequisite(s):Consent of Instructor.Individual and/or group conference on problems, progress, and techniques in materials science and engineering research. May be repeated for credit.May be repeated for credit.(S/U grading only.)Effective: 2017 Winter Quarter.

EMS294—Materials Science Seminar(1)Active

Seminar—1 hour(s).Current literature and developments in materials science with presentations by individual students. May be repeated for credit.May be repeated for credit.(S/U grading only.)Effective: 2017 Winter Quarter.

Discussion—1 hour(s).Prerequisite(s):Meet qualifications for teaching assistant and/or associate-in in materials science and engineering.Participation as a teaching assistant or associate-in in a designated engineering course. Methods of leading discussion groups or laboratory sections, writing and grading quizzes, use of laboratory equipment, and grading laboratory reports. May be repeated for credit.(S/U grading only.)Effective: 2017 Winter Quarter.